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An issue that has been at the forefront of comics criticism this year despite the larger websites and indeed publishers themselves ignoring it: racism in comics, and the lack of diversity both on and behind the page.

Adding insult to injury is the at times woeful reporting of these stories – plain disregard from many of the same mainstream news sites that happily broadcast headline-making press releases, and inflammatory coverage within the comics press itself. Dismissive outrage over perceived issues of “political correctness” and “social justice” makes for more clicks and ultimately more money.